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- Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:13 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Guarding against the nonchalance of the worldly attitude
- Replies: 73
- Views: 1968
Re: Guarding against the nonchalance of the worldly attitude
I suffer from my cultural American upbringing. "you have to have a house,bachelors degree, family, and a good job to be successful." it's still in me its a cultural brainwashing. But that's all trying to be somebody it's arrogance. Who are you doing all that for? Im 39 I live with my paren...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:37 am
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Aniccaṃ = Impermanent
- Replies: 16
- Views: 413
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:57 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Two eight fold paths
- Replies: 5
- Views: 214
Re: Two eight fold paths
So it's a matter of maturation within the noble 8 fold path someone following the noble 8 fold path still has thoughts of renunciation goodwill compassion right speech right action right livelihood right effort and right concentration. Is it more about what your goal is when you take up the practice...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:33 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Two eight fold paths
- Replies: 5
- Views: 214
Two eight fold paths
I just read majjhima nikaya 117, it seems like there is an 8 fold path with effluents siding with merit and a noble 8 fold path that is transcendent. What makes them different?
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:19 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: What is this knowledge for?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1141
Re: What is this knowledge for?
Studying the nikayas is a good way to create a healthy mental culture. As opposed to what societies tell us is good. Buddha tells us what is good. And we can reflect on the Teachings and how it is the truth of things. Then in daily life we can go about our day and when issues comes up we can remembe...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:16 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Simplicity
- Replies: 9
- Views: 332
Re: Simplicity
Kudos. More simplicity in buddhism. Everything is Annica Dukkha Annata, and be kind.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:46 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 710
Re: If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?
This is what I don't understand also. how can good thoughts, generosity, good speech be not self if they accumulate into well being. Goodness builds up. So how can it be impermanent? If goodness were permanent, why is there a need to build it up? If things can be accumulated, are they permanent or ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:56 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: How can Annica Dukkha Annata exists with kamma vipaka?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 239
How can Annica Dukkha Annata exists with kamma vipaka?
How can Annica Dukkha Annata exists with kamma vipaka? Unless seeing the three characteristics stops kamma from being created??
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:48 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 710
Re: If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?
This is what I don't understand also. how can good thoughts, generosity, good speech be not self if they accumulate into well being. Goodness builds up. So how can it be impermanent?
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:23 am
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: Ahara Sutta, Son's Flesh
- Replies: 136
- Views: 9658
Re: Ahara Sutta, Son's Flesh
Sex and good food literal food are a huge source of greed not sure if they are the strongest types of greed maybe rebirth in immaterial realms is. Repulsiveness of food is a common theme in the suttas. you can eat with greed or without greed. Eating with greed is wolfing down your meal because it's ...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:31 am
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: resentment
- Replies: 11
- Views: 824
Re: resentment
i googled unconditional love, and it said everyone makes mistakes and has flaws. this was a big eye opener for me, if everyone makes mistakes, non arahants, then you can still love people despite their mistakes. mistakes and flaws are part of everyone. unconditional love takes practice and patience ...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:31 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: The relationship between kamma and sankharas
- Replies: 12
- Views: 286
Re: The relationship between kamma and sankharas
is kamma vipaka always about your next life?
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:28 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: How i cured Depression
- Replies: 8
- Views: 607
Re: How i cured Depression
Tons of my anxiety goes away too when I spend 30 45 minutes in nature. The trick is to be aware of what your seeing hearing smelling feeling. The plants give off healing chemicals or something it's called forest bathing. Or the nature pill. I got a book on it it's a little different than mindfulness...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Advice for Beginning Practice
- Replies: 6
- Views: 668
Re: Advice for Beginning Practice
Try replacing marijuana with a wholesome activity like reading suttas, exercize, practicing charity or start slowly with a mindfulness meditation. I'm trying to quit smoking cigarettes too I find it helps to roll your own to taper off real cigarettes, rolled cigarettes have less addictive quality in...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:47 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Differences of theravada and mahayana for the lay.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 357
Re: Differences of theravada and mahayana for the lay.
The late thich nhat hanh teaches original buddhism through a Mahayana lens he calls it. It's good stuff. Not complicated.